Some Kirby finds . A 509 . legend ii . my very first handy butler and more

[gsheen]

Ok So I have made friends with our Kirby distributer in Cape Town. We now have a deal. I swap him g series models for olde ones So off went a g3 and in came a 509

 

[gsheen]

In with the 509

 

[kirbyloverdan]

Nice trade

Although the G3 was the first Kirby to spark my love for Kirby the rest is history .
Even though I collected Kirby since the Classic I never LOVED Kirby until I laid eyes on the G3 .

Great friend to have Gareth very smart

Dan

 

[eurekastar]

Nice!  I look forward to seeing what you'll do with hat 509!

 

[gsheen]

Thanks Guys. Dan the g3 wasthe firts kirby I ever worked on. While they are ok they are my least favorite of kirbys along with the fist sentria.s. I do love my g5 and may possibly get a g6 if i find a nice one.

I got this Legend II the other day. I forgot to take before pics of it but it was nasty.
The only thing I still need to get is tge screw cover plate for the belt lifter

 

[gsheen]

With its hose on and with the polisher head on. I do wish they had not painted the polisher head

 

[gsheen]

With my Herritage II. Although at the time they could not afford it my parents organized a Kirby Demo for me as a present with a friend who was a kirby salesman. That was with a Herritage II

 

[gsheen]

My very first Handy Butler and its brand new. Now i need to finish restoring the herritage it belongs too

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

Gareth,

Those G3-style attachments aren't exactly as plentiful for the Legend IIs in our market (the U.S.).

~Ben

 

[gsheen]

Ben I think the legend II ran for allot longer here in Sa than in the Usa I have seen some stamped 91 and 92 as the g3 was only launched in late 93 in 220v markets. Even with an extra 2 years development the g3 was still a problematic machine here. Later 92 model Legend II's even had the g3 style floor tool for the attachments.